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TOP STORIES - March 2, 2009 • Spotlight: Prominent Black Technologists • Vista Took One for the Team • Rogue Facebook App Uses Fake Alert to Target Users • AMD Says Yes to the Cloud, No to Smartphones • Intel Focuses R&D on Green IT, Power Savings SPOTLIGHT What Would a Microsoft Store Look Like? Microsoft has announced that it will be opening retail stores. eWEEK is guessing they won't be quite like Apple Stores. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Apple Safari 4 Beta Impresses • First Look: Microsoft Azure • Review: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 • First Look: Dell's Inspiron Mini 10 Laptop FEATURED VIDEO Microsoft CIO Talks Tony Scott discusses the economy and benefits of Windows over Vista. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 RC Ship • OpenSUSE 11.1 Takes On Ubuntu, Fedora • Windows 7 Tester Concerns Addressed • Microsoft CEO Scoffs at Mac Share Gains IN THIS ISSUE Spotlight: Prominent Black Technologists eWEEK commemorated Black History Month by highlighting some of the most prominent black executives and technologists in the IT industry. In addition to trail-blazing entrepreneurs, the list includes men and women who have made names for themselves in some of the world's largest IT companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Xerox and Google. Take a look. READ MORE >> Vista Took One for the Team Larry Seltzer: Sure, Windows 7 is a better Windows than Vista, but it would have been much less so in December 2006 when Vista was released. Enough adjustment to Vista has happened that Windows 7 won't be as imposing a change. READ MORE >> Brought to you by Ziff Davis Enterprise Breaking Tech News On-the-Go! For the most up to date technology news from our knowledgeable and trusted editors, visit eWEEK mobile from your handheld device. Go to mobile.eweek.com. ADVERTISEMENT Rogue Facebook App Uses Fake Alert to Target Users For the second time in less than a week, Facebook users have fallen victim to a widespread attack due to malicious third-party applications. The latest attack is sending out notifications that users are in violation of Facebook's Terms of Service. READ MORE >> AMD Says Yes to the Cloud, No to Smartphones Advanced Micro Devices CEO Dirk Meyer sees cloud computing as the next great investment for the enterprises and says AMD's processors are going to be a big part of this type of future data center. Meyer also says AMD is passing on the increasingly popular smartphone market. READ MORE >> Intel Focuses R&D on Green IT, Power Savings At a recent showcase in New York City, Intel and its researchers showed off the latest and greenest in IT developments. Intel researchers are developing new innovations to extend laptop battery life, as well as other environmentally friendly technology. READ MORE >> 7 Reasons to Move to IT Automation Solutions To better identify and understand key issues, policies, and practices around IT service delivery models, IDC recently conducted three global surveys of IT managers and executives. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Not All App Servers Are Created Equal: 7 Key Considerations While there are applications servers that are not J2EE focused, such as those supporting Microsoft's .NET environment, this paper focuses on J2EE-compliant application servers, which are the type most commonly in use. DOWNLOAD NOW >>

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